com·bus·tion

com·bus·tion
/kəmˈbʌsʧən/ noun [noncount]
technical
1 : the act of burning

Combustion may occur at high temperatures.

— see also spontaneous combustion
2 technical : a chemical reaction that occurs when oxygen combines with other substances to produce heat and usually light

This ratio of air to fuel results in better combustion.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • mox|i|bus|tion — «MOK suh BUHS chuhn», noun. the use of moxa in medicine, especially as a cauterizing agent: »Next, the doctor resorted to another traditional Chinese treatment called moxibustion: he lit two pieces of an herb called ai or ngai (Artemisia vulgaris …   Useful english dictionary

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